IN my experience poly batting gives the most puff. As a handquilter I find that pulling the stitches fairly tight also increases the "puff".

I just finished quilting a quilt for my DD and SIL and used poly batting. It's fluffy. It looks almost like a comforter.

Close quilting will make the quilt flat, no matter what type of batting you use. For a poofy quilt, use a high loft batting and don't quilt closely. SID or meander or pattern - doesn't matter as long as the quilting is not close together.

Use a high loft batting and don't quilt densely (is there such a word?).

I'm with Fran --- higher loft batting and quilting in a LARGE meandering design -- or whatever design. I just did a quilt that had a tight design and it was FLAT.......I had experimented on high loft batting and it was okay -- big difference!!!

I agree, but baste, probably a basting spray would be best. I find with the high loft batting, you get alot of wrinkles if you quilt to closely and wavy borders. Please post a picture when finished!!!

Good question. Use hi loft and an open quilting design. A close design always flattens the batting. Be sure and send a pic

To make a quilt puffier, don't do the quilting close together. In a kit I bought that needed quilting, the suggestion was made not to use a hoop, the areas between the quilting would be puffier and they are. Some areas are only a half inch apart and they are puffier, I did not use the extra loft batting. Try it

Carol J.

If your going to tie the quilt I would use a high loft poly and keep the ties the distance recommended on the package.

I have used a larger meander stitch and had puffy quilts. Do not quilt tooo close together, that makes them flat and not fluffy